Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the heart of the seas, (and thou art a man, and not God,) and thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
3behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! nothing secret is obscure for thee;
Cross References
Genesis 3:5but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.
2 Chronicles 26:16But when he became strong his heart was lifted up to [his] downfall; and he transgressed against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Psalms 72:6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:12For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon everything proud and lofty, and upon everything lifted up, and it shall be brought low;
Isaiah 14:14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High:
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:2-11
Fall of the Prince of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God ; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee… Read the whole commentary →